Feature image: The SITES Silver Cultural Arts Corridor Lower Ramble in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Photo courtesy of the City of Fayetteville.

More than 315 registered and certified SITES projects—spanning 20 countries, 31 U.S. states and the District of Columbia—are focusing on enhancing biodiversity. Covering 1.26 billion square feet, these projects range from university campuses, hotels and resorts, government facilities, and public parks to commercial headquarters and mixed-use developments.

Each month in 2023, USGBC will share a handpicked education course or two about a specific aspect of green building that will be free for that month only. For the month of July, take advantage of two free courses exploring biodiversity, landscapes, and sustainable sites.

Images courtesy of Design Workshop.

Midtown, historically known as Houston's second neighborhood, flourished in the 1930s and 1940s, but experienced urban decline as suburban alternatives grew in the following decades. As part of a larger renaissance in the city of Houston to reclaim and enliven vacant and public spaces, a public-private partnership was formed to create a premier park destination in the Midtown district.

Feature image: The SITES-certified Cultural Arts Corridor: The Lower Ramble in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Image credit: Watershed Conservation Resource Center.

Feature image: The SITES Silver University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, Texas. Image courtesy of UT El Paso.

This Earth Month, we celebrate the diversity of projects pursuing nature-based solutions through SITES.

Image credit: © Dale Horchner, Design Workshop.

The Sustainable SITES Initiative is pleased to offer a redesigned plaque for existing and future projects to declare their achievement. This new design was developed based on valuable community feedback. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas about what SITES projects envision for their certified locations.